Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1887-01-03

II, The ladies' are rohu % It, and even sne
children gss in the way Of it. TIE higher .
man stands in social or political rank the
more hs gets OF it, and = lady whs Il veil up
In Washington society Is sure 10 he spoken Of
As beautiful and graceful, though she be ss
ugly as the vibch Of Hndor and es awkward
as Ichabod Crane. Representative Joe
Cannon, Of Illinois, was speaking Of this at
tribute Of tbs court circles Of WaShington tho
stscr day. and said that it reminded him OF
kind hearted old citizen Of his district named
Jones Jones always had good word for
every one, and it was surprising how m"ch
good he found in the worst characsers At
last ons OF ths most diEeputsbls men IN tbs
vicinity died, and lot Of Jones friends
wondered what he could find good to say
about him The dead maa had been q
drunken, dissolute. good for nothing fellow,
and these did not seem . chance for one
eulozisic word. The boys knew that Jones
would say something whs, hs passed by hi,
ooffis, and they gathered about en the other
sds and hstened. Jones eAme up with the
rest of the neurners and looked upon tbs
dad racs of the good fer nothing BE gaEed
for a fun minute, and al last, viii . sigh, 70
marked: well. he had Sood sssth-"
-Aad So nys Mr.. Cannon. -is q with
Washington socety Every ers hers is
bound to say something gesd about every
other one. and don't know but what, after
ali, snfy Is not ths b~ss axle srsass for the
pcial wheels.-
heard an incident in the life Of enc Of our
most prominent senators from the south last
night, an incident which, II il wsrs In the
form Of fiction, would 10 considered highly
improbable. The story comes 10 mo through
. private conversation, snd heacs l cannot
give the senator's name. Suffice il to say
that he II considered ons q the best orators
ON the Democratic ade, and be has not been
in the senate for more than two o. three
years. This senator was q soldier in the Con
federate Amy, and he was lying sck at
Memphis juss before its fall. The people sp-
Preciated that the eity was - 20 into the
hands OF the Unionists. and they shipped
their wounded away on the ssrsmorl Soma
tor Blank was among tsess ssns away. He
was lying On the deck ef shs ship with
crowd Of others, Laid dswu thers ike - many
ssrdines /. box. and was feeling fsysrishly
thirsty and terribly Sck. Al this moment q
colored nursc with q very pretty Ettls 2year-
old white girl passed. by. Tbs pretty little
Slri CaIrl>n In ner 2rlns SQv9r cup and tbs
was filled with lemonads. Senator Blank, a.
be saw her, fslt that hs mus. have that lemon
sds or dio. he probably reasoned that the
it'll, sid did nos assd 10 q sAd a - did, cad /
from As she went by he grabbed the cup
and at cns Sulp drank down the ilttls ooss
'smonads The baby sried, shs nur,s seoldsd,
md there was fer . time Qsite q kubbub
around the .ck soldier Whsn this had par
liahy subsidized be sai,d he aurs, what the
little Sirfs name vsa She replied: at IL
Nsllis Bi wing DE s>n,s narns a. that
Of ths ack xosdfer HAsd vts b her fathsrF
The soAdisr asksd, viii Rsrs hssrest -His
aar1s . Blank spd - ssDS from such .
Itats.' rsplis5 ubr osrse> evag shs Identical
name u ehs ack naa AAA b Va even 20.
Ths senator had ssoiaa ne Lsnonads Of his
swn dAuyhter, whusn he had isft ct homo
baby only several wseS old, and vhs now,
after two ysars Of nshtiny. he saw for the
6rss time. His wife had hsard Of his being
wounded and hsd come to Memphis to find
him. She did not know shat he was on the
useamer When the nurss found that he was
really the father of hsr charge she ran to
another part sf the ysasal. and In . moment
Nr2 Ssnstsr Blank WAS at her husbands
ads. FRANK G. CARPENTER